Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2509Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 15, 2010 10:00AM
Description:
American School, 19th Century
Hotel de Comfort: Camp Near New Iberia 116th N.Y.V. 1863 W. La. Unsigned, the scene described in ink inscriptions l.r. Watercolor and gouache on paper, depicting black and white Union soldiers of the 116th New York Volunteer Regiment Infantry Camp at New Iberia, Louisiana, stationed there from November 17, 1863, to January 8, 1864, 9 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (sight),in a molded mahogany frame with gilt liner. Condition: Laid down onto cardboard, toning, stains, minor foxing.
Estimate $600-800
The top of the cardboard mat is applied across the top of the paper.